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Phase 4: Archiving and Sharing Data

GESIS supports Open Science - that is why we are happy to support you with our research-based services to secure your research data and publications and share them with other scientists*. In our repositories you can archive, register and share your data, scripts, measurement instruments and publications in the long term.

Our Services for Sharing and Archiving your Research Data

Share your data for further use. Our data archive was awarded the CoreTrustSeal in 2017 and is the first address for archiving social science data.

In our data repository you can also share your scripts and syntax - for open and traceable science - Open Science.

Share your tested measurement instruments and make them known and usable in science as well.

In the Social Science Open Access Repository (SSOAR) you can find social science documents in full text, additionally you can publish your own publication there.

At the registration agency da|ra, you can get a DOI for your organization's data and more information and best practices around Open Sciences.

Our Open-Access-Policy

At GESIS, we are convinced that quality-controlled, scientific information is the basic prerequisite for excellent research. Therefore, we support an Open Access policy for the social sciences and help scientists to make their publications freely available on the internet. Further information can be found in our Open Access Policy.